Ramsey Wing Division Three, Lazio vs. Toronto FC (Sun Aug 01) Lazio | Toronto FC 5-4-1 C | 4-1-4-1 E Andy Glen | Elliot Mewton | Abbondanzieri GK | GK J_Pogge K_Reddick DF | DF N_Hunt A_Barragan DF | DF N_Gonzalez L_Garrard DF | DF J_Blake A_D_Ayew_x09 DF | DF D_Jones I_Ansotegi DF | DM J_Blanch_x04 Ari FW | MF K_Thompson S_Stone MF | MF C_Theosmy X_Prieto MF | MF D_Edwards_x11 A_Tymoschuk MF | MF C_Clay_x12 P_Wotton MF | FW M_Balotelli | F_Costanzo SUB | SUB S_MacLean A_Silver SUB | SUB S_Thompson Klavan SUB | SUB B_Carroll A_A_Santosx14 SUB | SUB H_Nakayama B_Ruiz SUB | SUB M_Tianyai Referee: O_Bundy (USA) Min. 3 :(laz) L_Garrard knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A great volley from L_Garrard ! ... J_Pogge with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 5 :(laz) I_Ansotegi runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A thundering drive by I_Ansotegi ! ... J_Pogge gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by J_Pogge !! Min. 5 :(tor) N_Gonzalez knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Superbly timed tackle by K_Reddick ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Edwards_x11! ... Abbondanzieri fists it away! Min. 6 :(laz) S_Stone feeds the ball through the middle ... P_Wotton runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But K_Thompson wins the tackle cleanly Min. 7 :(laz) P_Wotton looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_D_Ayew_x09 ... D_Edwards_x11 read the danger and stops the pass Min. 8 :(laz) I_Ansotegi has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Balotelli ... He knocks it to P_Wotton! ... P_Wotton hits a crisp volley! ... But J_Pogge with the difficult save Min. 13 :(laz) A_Tymoschuk has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Gonzalez ... He knocks it to Ari! ... Ari drives it low ! ... But J_Pogge punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 14 :(laz) P_Wotton with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Blake ... He knocks it to I_Ansotegi! ... M_Balotelli with the tackle ... O_Bundy will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 15 :(tor) D_Edwards_x11 with a smart pass to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Clay_x12 plays it into the danger area! ... Abbondanzieri fists it away! Min. 17 :(tor) K_Thompson sidesteps his marker ... K_Thompson attempts a chip! ... The shot slips through Abbondanzieri's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 19 :(laz) X_Prieto races into the box ... He sees A_Tymoschuk lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A delicate header from A_Tymoschuk ! ... But J_Pogge palms it behind ... O_Bundy has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 19 :(tor) M_Balotelli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... N_Hunt gets onto the end of the pass! ... N_Hunt hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Abbondanzieri with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 22 :(tor) K_Thompson knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Barragan ... K_Thompson has a go! ... Abbondanzieri won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... Toronto FC go in front now with that goal! ... Lazio 0-1 Toronto FC ... Min. 23 :(laz) Lazio made the switch to a A strategy Min. 24 :(laz) X_Prieto looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Barragan ... A_Barragan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It's beaten J_Pogge ... It goes wide !! Min. 27 :(tor) M_Balotelli works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Blake ... J_Blake sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 29 :(tor) The defender under hits the back pass! ... C_Theosmy is through! ... A_Tymoschuk with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... O_Bundy wants a quiet word Min. 31 :(tor) D_Edwards_x11 sidesteps P_Wotton ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Edwards_x11 aims for the top right corner ! ... It's beaten Abbondanzieri ... It goes wide !! Min. 32 :(tor) D_Edwards_x11 with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... Abbondanzieri with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... O_Bundy warned him ... PENALTY !! ... M_Balotelli Places the ball on the spot ... GOAL!! ... Lazio 0-2 Toronto FC... Min. 33 :(laz) S_Stone times his run well ... An audacious effort from S_Stone ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Pogge dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... The deflection beat J_Pogge! ... Lazio 1-2 Toronto FC ... Min. 34 :(laz) Ari is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to L_Garrard ... L_Garrard hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... J_Pogge gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 34 :(tor) N_Hunt beats P_Wotton ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Garrard forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Clay_x12 chips the ball into the area! ... Abbondanzieri catches it! Min. 35 :(laz) A_Barragan with the header on ... He finds A_D_Ayew_x09 in space ... A_D_Ayew_x09 tries to catch the keeper out! ... But J_Pogge punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 36 :(tor) C_Clay_x12 with a probing through ball N_Gonzalez ... But he loses control of it ... I_Ansotegi hits it out for a throw Min. 39 :(laz) I_Ansotegi picks up the pass ... I_Ansotegi attempts to nutmeg J_Pogge! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... J_Pogge grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 41 :(laz) X_Prieto holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Barragan ... A_Barragan keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... J_Pogge has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Pogge reacts well to save!!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(laz) L_Garrard is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... I_Ansotegi latches onto the ball ... The cross hits I_Ansotegi on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... J_Pogge with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 45 :(tor) It looks as though Toronto FC is now playing D Min. 45 :(tor) M_Balotelli turns past L_Garrard ... He has created space for himself now ... M_Balotelli has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... Abbondanzieri is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 47 :(tor) C_Clay_x12 is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Theosmy ... L_Garrard fouls badly ... O_Bundy will want to speak to him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 1-2 Toronto FC Min. 46 :(tor) N_Gonzalez has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Tymoschuk ... He puts in D_Edwards_x11! ... Good sliding challenge from I_Ansotegi and it had to be Min. 54 :(laz) S_Stone looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Wotton ... D_Edwards_x11 reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 56 :(laz) B_Ruiz replaces an unhappy Ari and will play as a FW Min. 56 :(laz) A_A_Santosx14 is coming on for A_D_Ayew_x09 and playing MF Min. 57 :(laz) P_Wotton spits at C_Theosmy ... O_Bundy warns him Min. 58 :(laz) P_Wotton runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to B_Ruiz ... B_Ruiz tries to lob the keeper ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 58 :(tor) C_Clay_x12 runs at the defence ... L_Garrard gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 63 :(laz) S_Stone is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to L_Garrard ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Hunt Min. 65 :(laz) I_Ansotegi gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Blake! ... He has some space now! ... I_Ansotegi runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Stone ... N_Hunt gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 65 :(laz) I_Ansotegi backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... A_Tymoschuk latches onto the end of it ... J_Blanch_x04 with a nasty foul ... O_Bundy will want to speak to him Min. 68 :(laz) S_Stone looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Tymoschuk ... A_Tymoschuk beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has J_Pogge to beat! ... He rounds J_Pogge ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 69 :(tor) N_Gonzalez looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Blake ... J_Blake fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 80 :(laz) A defence splitting pass from A_Barragan to B_Ruiz ... B_Ruiz with the cheeky shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... J_Pogge is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_A_Santosx14 lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Pogge Min. 82 :(tor) N_Hunt jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... N_Hunt with a powerful diving header! ... Abbondanzieri saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 87 :(tor) C_Theosmy runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Balotelli ... He's played him in ... L_Garrard stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(laz) B_Ruiz flicks it past D_Jones ... He runs forward ... D_Jones goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 90 :(laz) P_Wotton has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Hunt ... He knocks it to X_Prieto! ... N_Gonzalez had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 92 :(laz) A_A_Santosx14 looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to L_Garrard ... L_Garrard hits the ball on the bounce ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico Attendance : 57,847 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Stone (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Stone (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Garrard (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto FC Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Balotelli Scorers : K_Thompson (22), M_Balotelli (32 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Balotelli (14), N_Gonzalez (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | Toronto FC Attempts on Goal : 17 | 10 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 15 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 18 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 1 - 2 Toronto FC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbondanzieri GK 29 1 1 1 37 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 K_Reddick DF 1 24 11 8 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Barragan DF 1 23 14 10 34 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 L_Garrard DF 1 27 16 10 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 22 15 14 A_D_Ayew_x09 DF 1 14 10 7 23 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -30 -30 -22 I_Ansotegi DF 1 23 12 8 36 | 94 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 34 23 20 Ari FW 1 9 11 23 28 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 S_Stone MF 1 5 29 5 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 -30 -6 13 X_Prieto MF 1 10 29 6 41 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Tymoschuk MF 1 10 29 5 35 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 P_Wotton MF 1 10 28 8 33 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 F_Costanzo GK 21 1 1 1 9 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Silver DF 1 21 13 9 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Klavan DF 1 20 10 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_A_Santosx14 MF 1 8 15 9 35 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 B_Ruiz FW 1 4 11 25 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Player Statistics - Toronto FC Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pogge GK 28 2 2 2 35 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 N_Hunt DF 1 22 12 8 35 | 94 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 0 16 N_Gonzalez DF 2 22 10 4 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 76 26 J_Blake DF 1 21 9 7 40 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D_Jones DF 1 21 11 7 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 J_Blanch_x04 DM 1 14 11 7 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Thompson MF 2 5 26 7 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 35 0 43 C_Theosmy MF 2 5 24 6 33 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Edwards_x11 MF 1 10 15 9 42 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 20 2 C_Clay_x12 MF 1 8 15 9 33 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 30 M_Balotelli FW 1 7 12 24 42 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 42 24 S_MacLean GK 19 1 1 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Thompson DF 2 19 11 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Carroll MF 1 2 22 14 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Nakayama MF 1 6 20 5 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Tianyai FW 1 6 8 23 44 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1280694930 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35